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Ms. Hines from Mesa AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Lit Studies for 5th Grade

My students need Wonder and Punished for our 5th grade literature study.

  • $682 goal

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My Students

I love our students! I teach at a Title 1 school where over 70% are receiving free or reduced lunch. They are amazing students who love coming to school. All of our kids need the stability of our school since most of them move around so often. My job is to make sure they are cared for while also teaching them 5th grade standards.

Our district doesn't have the finances to provide new books for our students.

All of our literature study books and reading support is purchased by myself or other teachers. Our 5th grade students love having their own novel to read. When they have newer novels to read they relate better and are more engaged.

My Project

This year our 5th graders will be reading Wonder and Punished among other lit studies. Our school does not have the funds to help purchase novels for our students. The curriculum provided is far out of date and uninteresting to the students.

Wonder and Punished are going to teach our students the standards, but they will also be able to make meaningful connections.

We are going to use Wonder in our 5th grade kindness campaign to teach them about accepting others. The story Punished is a fun read that is filled with figurative language. A big part of 5th grade curriculum is figurative language and how to use it in their writing. This is a much more fun way to learn than pencil and paper drills.

Ms. Hines
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wonder • AKJ Education $10.69 32 $342.08
Punished • AKJ Education $5.10 32 $163.20

Materials cost

$505.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$578.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.17

Total project goal

$681.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $681.16

4 Donors

-$677.64

Donations toward project cost

-$578.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$98.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.52

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 $0.00

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